Father Grigori
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| Father Grigori | |
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 Father Grigori, with his shotgun Annabelle. |
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| Game series | Half-Life series |
| First game | Half-Life 2 |
| Voice actor(s) | Jim French |
Father Grigori, voiced by Jim French, is a character in Valve Software's computer game sequel Half-Life 2, appearing throughout the Ravenholm chapter (Chapter 6) of the game. He is middle-aged, wears his hair shaved, dresses in drab clothing and Converse All-Stars sneakers. The destruction of Ravenholm and his subsequent survival within the town seem to have left him somewhat mentally unbalanced.
The name Grigori (Григо́рий) is common in Russia.[citation needed] It derives from Greek egrḗgoroi, which means "watchful" or "vigilant".[citation needed] It may also be a reference to the Grigori, a mythical group of fallen angels.
His name, nationality, religion, and somewhat eccentric personality could also be a reference to Grigori Rasputin,[verification needed] a Russian holy man who was known as the "Mad Monk". Rasputin was also famous for his ability to survive; the circumstances in which he finally did die becoming legendary.
[edit] Role in Half-Life 2
The dishevelled, unshaven Father Grigori is seemingly the only remaining human occupant of Ravenholm. Seen as an ordinary Russian Orthodox (because of the design of his church) priest, Raising the Bar [1] and the official Prima Half-Life 2 strategy guide[2] indicate that he sought out to minister to the citizens of Ravenholm before the town was overrun. The Prima game guide also specifies him as once being a pastor of the town church.[2] Also, with the construction of the traps, one could speculate that Grigori had a previous experience with basic engineering and mechanical components. He witnessed the Combine's bombardment of his town with artillery containing headcrabs, leaving most of the town's residents either dead or zombies in the subsequent devastation.
Based on a scene involving headcrab-less zombies lying on tables surrounded by med kits, it seems that Grigori had experimented on these bodies, attempting to remove the headcrabs from their hosts,[2] though he seems to have since given up on this pursuit. He speaks enthusiastically in his Eastern European accent about "tending to his flock" while dispatching the remaining zombie inhabitants of the city, using a Annabelle shotgun and homemade traps. He helps Gordon Freeman intermittently in Ravenholm, both through actions, including giving Freeman a SPAS-12 shotgun, and combat tips. Eventually, Grigori escorts Freeman through a cemetery infested with zombies to show him a hidden passage to the mines out of the haunted city. After waving Gordon off, Grigori continues fighting the hordes of enemies until he retreats into a nearby tomb, which he ignites a wall of fire surrounding the tomb and disappears.
[edit] Notes
Father Grigori also has an additional cross-shaped scar on the back of his right hand[1].
[edit] References
- ^ Hodgson, David. Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar. Prima Games, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4364-3.
- ^ a b c Hodgson, David. Half-Life 2: Prima Official Game Guide. Prima Games, 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4362-7.
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